[Placerville, California (Hangtown) residences.]

ca. 1855

Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870

BANC PIC 1905.16242:033--CASE

Image

1 photograph : daguerreotype ; sixth plate, visible image 5.7 x 7 cm.

The Bancroft Library

<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: nonpareil. Cover glass: convex. Preserver: decorative with leaf motif.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral / geometric. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.4 x 8 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed flowers-in-urn motif. Notes: spine label - 762 (from prior owner). Case bottom and top do not match.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Plate mark (UL): SCOVILL MFG Co. / Extra. Accompanying note (handwritten by collector Zelda Mackay): Settlers in early mining-town of Hangtown or Placerville, about 1855. [A typed listing of the collection from Mackay gives date of 1852].</physfacet>;;;

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